Insole-support.



F. KORNDER.

INSOLE SUPPORT.

APPLTGATION ULEB MAY 24, 1910.

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FREDERICK KORNDER, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

INSOLE-SUPPORT. f

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1912.

Application led May 24, 1910. Serial No. 563,196.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fnnonmon KonNDER, a citizen of the United, States, residing at .New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Insole-Supports, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention consists of a new andimproved insole and arch supporter for a flat or club foot. I-Ieretofore these braces and supporters have been constructed. of metal or have been made of leather witli'a steel springin the leather.

I construct my brace or supporter of a single piece of raw-hide pressed'in the desired shape. rlhe raw-hide is coated with a color, preferably a flesh color and enameled so that the same is water-proof and will not absorb perspiration from the foot.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l shows a side elevation of my' improved arch supporter and the foot and ankle are shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is' a sectional view taken on the'line a' of Fig. l.

My device consists of a foot supporter constructed as shown in the drawings, haw ing a base a and cnrvedsides b and c, the inner side b as shown in the drawings being higher than the outer side c.

My supporter being pressed out of a single piece of rawhide, is of course seamless, is very light and durable, and at the saine time is resilient and flexible, and is :muchy more comfortable and beneficial to the wearer than a supporter which is made enu tirely lof metal, and is much more comfortable than a supporter which is made of leather with a metal spring in it.

The lower portion a of the device is suitably shaped to conform to the curvature of the lower portion of the foot and it extends longitudinally from the heel to the front portion of the ball of the foot. This lower portion has its rear endcurved to t the outline of the lower part of the heel and the front portion is curved to conform to the extreme forward portion of. the'ballof the foot where it joins the toes.

The upwardly` extending inner side b is curved longitudinally along its upper edge from the front portion or? the ball of t e foot to the heel and the apen of the curveV `is situated under the inner ankle bone of the foot. The outer side c is curved along its upper edge and extends from the heel tothe arch of the foot while the apex of the curve is located under the outer ankle bone of the foot.

It will thus he obvious from the forgoing descriptionthat when the device is posi* tioned on the fo t it will not be apt to shift or change its p ition7 the heel portion set ting closely against the inner part of the shoe while the front portion rests where the toes are joined to the foot. The peculiar form of the side Wings Z; and c prevent theankle joints of the foot from sagging downward and at the same time keep the sides of the foot in proper position. i Y

The entire device is covered with a coating of paint or enamel which covers the pores in the rawhide and gives a smooth and glossy appearance to the article.

In other words thel device consists of a single piece of rawhide of even thickness throughout so that when the device is fitted tpl the foot it can .be worn in any ordinary s oe. I

` One of the advantages of the invention is 'of 'the peculiar shape of the device it will embrace' the inner and outer sides of the upper portion of the foot and retain its original shape. The device being covered with a waterproof substance such as enamel or liquid Celluloid will constitute a" simple and efficient perspiration resisting instep and arch supporter.

Having describe my invention, I claiml. An insole a d arch supporter formed of a single piece resilient rawhide of even thickness throughout, adapted to be fitted to a foot and worn with an ordinary shoe, having its lower portion suitably shaped tp conform to the heel, arch and ball of thefoot, and having side Wings extending upwardly to embrace the upper inner and outer sides o1" the foot, and a' waterproof substance covering the entire surface of the rawhide.

2. An insole and arch supporter formed a single piece of resilient rawhide of even thickness throughout adapted to be fitted In testimony whei'eofklhave hereuntu set; to a footend .worn with an Qrdinaiy shoe,` 4 my hand in the' p'rcenije bft'wlsubscribing havingitslower portion suitably shaped to "Witnesses. 'i conform to the heel, arch and ball of the .FREDERICK KORN'DER. 5 fout, and having side Wings projeating"`upv` i -Witnesses'`- f Wardly to embrace the upper inner and W M. E. VARLAND, outei' sides 0i the foot, CHRISTIAN H. OLMS'IAEDT. 

